Calgary's sports advocate group is urging council to make commitments on new sports facilities before October's election.

A release issued Friday by Sport Calgary is urging city council to approve a new field house — which had been included as part of the contentious CalgaryNEXT proposal — before the next municipal election.

"The time has come for fact-based decisions that enable City Council to define Calgary's future as a healthy and robust city," said Sport Calgary CEO Murray Sigler.

"More than ever that future needs sport, including both a multi-sport field house and a new arena/events centre."

Coun. Jim Stevenson said the field house, which sports a price tag upwards of $200 million, still ranks very high on city hall's priority list.

"It's the No. 1 item on our list of things to do," he said.

"Securing the land of where it's going to go is one of the things being talked about."

One of those sites Stevenson mentioned was the old Burns Stadium site near 24 Ave. and Crowchild Tr. N.W., located just southeast of the University of Calgary campus and adjacent to McMahon Stadium.

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Sport Calgary wants council to decide on fieldhouse before October election

Calgary's sports advocate group is urging council to make commitments on new sports facilities before October's election.

A release issued Friday by Sport Calgary is urging city council to approve a new fieldhouse — which had been included as part of the contentious CalgaryNEXT proposal — before the next municipal election.

"The time has come for fact-based decisions that enable City Council to define Calgary's future as a healthy and robust city," said Sport Calgary CEO Murray Sigler.

"More than ever that future needs sport, including both a multi-sport fieldhouse and a new arena/events centre."

Coun. Jim Stevenson said the fieldhouse, which sports a price tag upwards of $200 million, still ranks very high on city hall's priority list.

"It's the No. 1 item on our list of things to do," he said.

"Securing the land of where it's going to go is one of the things being talked about."